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Naturalisation and Socioeconomic Integration: The Case of the Netherlands

Bevelander, Pieter; Veenman, Justus - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

This paper investigates Dutch immigrants’ naturalisation decision and how naturalisation affects their employment chances and wages in the Netherlands. The population under consideration consists mainly of refugees from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Somalia and former Yugoslavia, and a minority of...

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A Theory of Immigration Amnesties

Epstein, Gil S.; Weiss, Avi - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001

This paper presents a first attempt at understanding some of the many issues involved in the granting of an amnesty to illegal immigrants. We consider government behavior with respect to allocations on limiting infiltration (border control) and apprehending infiltrators (internal control) and...

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The Economics of Citizenship: A Common Intellectual Ground for Social Scientists?

DeVoretz, Don J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

Economists studying the economic behaviour of immigrants have tended to avoid serious interdisciplinary work. I argue that when presented with a particular set of research questions that lend themselves to a utility maximisation framework, an economist will be able to pursue interdisciplinary...

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Self-Selection, Immigrant Public Finance Performance and Canadian Citizenship

DeVoretz, Don J.; Pivnenko, Sergiy - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

This paper consists of two parts focusing on the immigrant’s decision to acquire Canadian citizenship, and her subsequent performance as a taxpayer and recipient of public finance transfers. Our results support the view that selectivity bias appears in Canadian immigrant citizenship decisions...

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The Economic Causes and Consequences of Canadian Citizenship

DeVoretz, Don J.; Pivnenko, Sergiy - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

Immigrants ascend to citizenship at differential rates in Canada. Why is this so? This paper investigates the economic costs and benefits derived from citizenship to rationalize the differential rates of citizenship ascension. Canadian earnings evidence confirms the sizable economic benefits of...

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On the Relative Gains to Immigration: A Comparison of the Labour Market Position of Indians in the USA, the UK and India

Wadsworth, Jonathan; Coulon, Augustin de - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2008

While most studies of the decision to immigrate focus on the absolute income differences between countries, we argue that relative change in purchasing power or status, as captured by an individual's ranking in the wage distribution, may also be important. This will in turn be influenced by...

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Global Labour Markets, Return and Onward Migration

Aydemir, Abdurrahman; Robinson, Chris - University of Western Ontario, CIBC Centre for Human … - 2006

Recent immigration appears to be characterized by frequent return and onward migration. This has important consequences …

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Toward Improving Canada's Skilled Immigration Policy: An Evaluation Approach

Beach, Charles M.; Worswick, Christopher - C. D. Howe Institute

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Canadian Immigration Policy and Immigrant Economic Outcomes: Why the Differences in Outcomes between Sweden and Canada?

Picot, Garnett; Sweetman, Arthur - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

. In an effort to understand these gaps, Canada’s immigration policy and outcomes are contrasted to the Swedish immigration … experience. The nature of immigration and structural differences involving the domestic labour markets are hypothesized to …, the timing of immigrant entry with respect to the business cycle, and changes in the rates of immigration flows, that may …

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Immigrant Selection and Short-Term Labour Market Outcomes by Visa Category

Aydemir, Abdurrahman - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

This paper studies the efficacy of immigrant selection based on skill requirements in the Canadian context. The point system results in a much higher skill level than would otherwise be achieved by family preferences. This positive selection is achieved by directly selecting higher skilled...

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